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Kidron Valley....
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The Kidron Valley is located along the eastern side of
Jerusalem,
between the Temple Mount (see
Mount Moriah) and the
Mount of Olives. Many
important events of Bible History have occurred, and many tremendous
events of Bible Prophecy will occur, in or very near the Kidron Valley.
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Jesus Christ traveled through the Kidron Valley many
times to and from Jerusalem, including on His way to visit Lazarus at
Bethany, the Triumphal Entry in which He rode a Donkey from the Mount of
Olives to the city, or crossing the valley from the "Last Supper" to the
Garden of Gethsemane where He was arrested That Fateful Night. |
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The Pool of Gihon is located in the Kidron Valley. The
Brook Kidron runs through the valley during the wet season, but remains dry
much of the year.
To the south of the city the Kidron joins the Valley Of Hinnom.
King David crossed the Kidron Valley to escape his rebellious son
Absalom (2
Samuel 15:23,30). |
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King Asa (Kings of Israel and
Judah) burned his
grandmother's pagan Asherah pole in the Kidron Valley (1 Kings 15:13), and
the evil Athaliah was executed there (2 Kings 11:16).
It became for some
time a dumping place for destroyed pagan items (2 Chronicles 29:16,
30:14). By the time of King Josiah, the Kidron Valley
had become the city cemetery (2 Kings 23:6, Jeremiah 26:23).
For this reason, the valley has been of much interest
to archaeologists. |
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